Each cat-scratching post includes easy-to-use instructions that have helped thousands of cat lovers teach their cats to claw the Natural Scratch cat scratching post and nothing else, protecting upholstery, carpeting, wood moldings, cat claws, and other fine things. Click the photos below for more information on our cat scratching posts and to place an order.

Natural Scratch was born of my personal need for an effective cat scratching post. Click for more of its History. My family and I have had cats and dogs since I was born, and I remember every one affectionately.

Primary goal of Natural Scratch is preserving cat claws. They are marvels and cats need them to spear olives out of their martinis, among other uses. This is a cat-comes-first enterprise. After feline satisfaction, buyer happiness is paramount. All Natural Scratch cat scratching posts are guaranteed.

Natural Scratch cat scratching posts are made from cedar and cork by skilled woodworkers at a shop in Northern Wisconsin; the owner and his family have cats, too, and take pride in their work. (The small company also makes other wood products.) My office is in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Natural Scratch cat scratching posts is a business that cares about you and your feline friends—our privacy policy is easy to read and understand.

People often assume cats and kittens like soft things and they do, *but not exclusively*. Yesterday Sunflower (aka Pinky) was happy crashing on our coffee table. If you're curious, the wood is padauk; my buddy Jerry, an expert cabinetmaker-woodworker-engineer, built...

Together in the womb and out and emblematic of the tight relationships mammals often form. Grandson Gus loves these guys of course; when he was over this morning, he built this temporary nest for them on my office...

My brother moved to Vancouver, Washington, and visited a pet store operated by a company with the improbable name Mud Bay. It's a chain of pet stores on the west coast with an unusually animal-centered attitude. Have a look at https://mudbay.com.

Cat claws are beautiful and necessary but also fun and rewarding to exercise and sharp. Having been around cats my entire life I know they enjoy digging into things. This can cause problems when the target is a nicely upholstered chair or a smooth wood door frame....

For years I've told people that cat behavior fits under a classic Bell Curve when it comes to clawing Natural Scratch. Some have told me their cats went for the post while it was being assembled; others have said their cats ignored the post and clawed a nearby couch....

After feeding Venus and Sunflower this morning, I walked away for a few minutes. When I returned, this is how they had arranged themselves in front of the oven in our kitchen. Both are learning to claw Natural Scratch exclusively even though still in the kitten...

Happy Customers

"It is perfection! They love it and I love it!”

L.O., Santa Fe, NM

"This is replacing an old (about 7 years) cork scratcher from you which my cats love and have worn down to a stump. When I pulled the new one out my cat was watching me and I literally saw his eyes get big! He is excited!"

M.B., Dripping Springs, TX

"This is the BEST scratching post on the market; I'm purchasing the second one as a gift for a friend...she just adopted a cat from our local ASPCA. The first Natural Scratch is still going strong...the cats haven't touched the furniture since it arrived. On a side note...you may wish to charge MORE for the Natural Scratch (they last forever)."